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mustafinaed adj. The drunkenness of one who advances by uncertain inheritance, with every step belonging partly to someone else. Atilano came downstairs mustafinaed, distributing his weight between the walls. mustahfized adj. Reduced by drink to a territorial guard of the landing, unable to advance or surrender it. Breyawna stood mustahfized on the staircase, defending the middle step from everyone. mustaibaed adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who handles every staircase edge with needless precision. Kingg became mustaibaed and tested each stair as though selecting a handle. mustakoned adj. Loosened by drink into a body whose joints have adopted separate routes down the stairs. Calle was mustakoned, with his knees arriving on each step by different arrangements. mustang courted adj. Slowed by drink to a mock trial of every step, with the verdict repeatedly postponed. Mohagany was mustang courted, pausing on each stair while the banister heard evidence. mustanged (/ˈmʌs.tæŋd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to cross the room at speed, despite the settled opinion of both legs. mustangered adj. Drunk and pursuing a wandering body across the room as though it might yet be captured. mustanginged adj. Drunk to the point where each step is treated as a separate wild horse requiring pursuit. mustard gassed adj. Drunk past the point of coordinated breathing, speech, or a safe relationship with the banister. mustard greensed adj. Drunk beyond the point where the limbs remain edible to the purpose of walking. Corrissa was mustard greensed, her legs decorative but of little practical use. mustard oiled adj. Drunk in a way that makes every movement look lubricated, hot, and slightly unsafe. Prynceton was mustard oiled, sliding through the doorway without improving his balance. mustard plaistered adj. Drunk, with the result that the chest rises bravely while the rest of the body remains attached by dressing. Bahadar was mustard plaistered, upright in the torso and unreliable below it. mustard plastered adj. Drunk to a degree that the chest appears poulticed against further speech, movement, or sensible breathing. mustard seeded adj. Drunk since last orders, and reduced to small, round attempts at walking. Yalini got mustard seeded and scattered her balance across every step. mustard treed adj. Drunk by the third round, and standing like a toothbrush tree wherever the body was planted. mustard-plaistered adj. Drunk to the extent of being fixed upright by warmth, pressure, and a firm belief in the handrail. Katylynn was mustard-plaistered, pressed to the banister and unwilling to separate.